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Re: Venting
From: ann (anonymous@obgyn.net)
Fri, 28 Mar 2003 06:42:34 -0600 (CST)
Eagle, reading your post was like you read my mind. I feel the same way
every day with the sleepless nights and worry, you just have to convince
yourself that you are going to be ok, even though it may not seem like
it, worrying about something does not make it any better. I take
anxiety medication occasionally which really helps me get through some
of the bad days. Hope all goes well with you Dr. on Monday.
At Fri, 28 Mar 2003, lex1 wrote:
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>ii empathise with what your saying. It sometimes seems like an endless
>saga with no conclusion but we just bhave to hope that with enough
>people shouting and pushing for tests one day the treatment of pcos
>might be more of a jog than a marathon.
>
>At Fri, 28 Mar 2003, GoldenEagle wrote:
>>Greetings,
>>
>>The last few weeks have been pretty rough.... I really hate that waiting game that we are all
>>forced to play with the doctors at some point. It seems like everything is done in little spurts
>>and it just compounds the whole issue and adds to the stress. Sometimes I wish they could
>>just do all the testing in one day and get it over with. At least then any surprises that are
>>discovered can be dropped in your lap to deal with all at once... it gets to the point where
>>I don't even want to go back to the doctor because just about the time I start feeling better,
>>something else is added to the mix. For every one thing I get out of the way, it seems they
>>add 2 more. I try not to complain too much because I do realize that part of this is my fault
>>for waiting so many years to find out what is going on with me... on the other hand, if my
>>doctors that I did see earlier had bothered to do any testing and had shown concern, maybe
>>I wouldn't have gotten to this point now. It really sucks when people have to start self-diagnosing
>>just to go in to the doctor with enough knowledge to force them into running tests... it's like
>>as long as they think you're pretty stupid about things, you won't know what they should or
>>should not be doing so it doesn't matter. As soon as you show that you do have some basic
>>knowledge, they jump real fast to help because they don't want to be outdone.... that's how it
>>feels anyway.
>>
>>As of now, it isn't very likely that there is anything really seriously wrong with me.... but I still
>>find myself worrying to the point where I can't sleep, or get very little sleep, my mind just keeps
>>running on and on and I can't shut it off when I need to... I literally feel like I'm having these panic
>>or anxiety attacks sometimes. Other times I'll be just fine and then it's as tho someone flips a
>>switch and I immediately fall into this deep dark depression where all I can do is cry and can't
>>stop... I'm getting so tired emotionally and physically from the strain of worrying, of having my
>>hormones all out of whack, not sleeping well, and never knowing what's going to fall in my lap next.
>>I can't understand how I can be perfectly fine one minute and fall into depression in the next....
>>do hormones really fluctuate that suddenly? Or is there something else going on? Even more
>>questions to ask my doctor on Monday.....
>>
>>I know that most of you have probably been in this emotional space yourselves... at some point.
>>I guess now I just need some encouraging words from someone that I'm ok, that everything
>>will work itself out, that I'm not going nuts and this is all normal for PCOS... something - anything
>>that will help ease my mind and heart...
>>
>>take care all, and thanks for being here,
>>
>>Dawn
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>lex1
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